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Frederic Forrest, the Oscar-nominated character actor, was born two days before Christmas Day in 1936 in Waxahachie, Texas, the same home town as director Robert Benton. Forrest had long wanted to be an actor, but he was so nervous that he ran out of auditions for school plays. Later, at Texas Christian University, he took a minor in theater arts ...
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Actor (83 credits)
Actor (83 credits)
1992
The Young Riders
(TV Series)
Tommy Urbach
Tommy Urbach
- 'Til Death Do Us Part: Part 2
(1992)
... Tommy Urbach
- 'Til Death Do Us Part: Part 1
(1992)
... Tommy Urbach
1990
Die Kinder
(TV Series)
Lomax
Lomax
- The Revolution Recycled
(1990)
... Lomax
- The Gathering Storm
(1990)
... Lomax
- Catastrophe Theory
(1990)
... Lomax
- Hidden Agenda
(1990)
... Lomax
- Ghosts
(1990)
... Lomax
1989
Lonesome Dove
(TV Mini-Series)
Blue Duck
Blue Duck
- Return
(1989)
... Blue Duck
- The Plains
(1989)
... Blue Duck
- On the Trail
(1989)
... Blue Duck
- Leaving
(1989)
... Blue Duck (credit only)
1987
21 Jump Street
(TV Series)
Captain Richard Jenko
Captain Richard Jenko
- The Worst Night of Your Life
(1987)
... Captain Richard Jenko
- My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
(1987)
... Captain Richard Jenko
- Don't Pet the Teacher
(1987)
... Captain Richard Jenko
- America, What a Town
(1987)
... Captain Richard Jenko
- Pilot
(1987)
... Captain Richard Jenko
1986-1987
American Playhouse
(TV Series)
Buster McGuire / Pap Finn
Buster McGuire / Pap Finn
- Stacking
(1987)
... Buster McGuire
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1986)
... Pap Finn
1985
Quo Vadis?
(TV Mini-Series)
Petronius
Petronius
- Episode #1.6
(1985)
... Petronius
- Episode #1.5
(1985)
... Petronius
- Episode #1.4
(1985)
... Petronius
- Episode #1.3
(1985)
... Petronius
- Episode #1.2
(1985)
... Petronius
1967
Dark Shadows
(TV Series)
Blue Whale customer
Blue Whale customer
- Episode #1.137
(1967)
... Blue Whale customer (uncredited)
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Thanks (2 credits)
Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (5 credits)
Self (5 credits)
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Archive footage (5 credits)
Archive footage (5 credits)
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Stage: Appeared in "Silhouettes" off-Broadway. See more »Alternate Names:
Frederic F. Forrest | Frederick Forrest | Fred Forrest | Matt GarthHeight:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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It's a continual problem when you don't have the lead. There's always the possibility you'll get cut; you have no control. If there's a scene with a character who isn't the lead and if it threatens the main story or detracts from it in any way, it doesn't make a difference how good it is. It goes.Trademark:
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